CplKlinger
Senior Member
They don't list a specific date, but they say it'll happen once all the fare groups are rolled out on Arc.
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trevorhayden
Active Member
Did anyone notice Vancouver's fare payment machines are the exact same as Edmonton's old machines?
Kosy123
Senior Member
Yup! I am still annoyed at my inability to tap to refill my Compass Card.
dkazzed
Active Member
When did Edmonton get their old TVMs?
I had to look up if Vancouver's pre-Compass TVMs were also the same, nope. But look, debit/credit payments since 2000 lol. I remember visiting Edmonton in 2018 prior to moving here expecting to be able to pay for my LRT with debit, and then having to find an ABM.
And those awful magnetic stripe tickets/faresavers that took forever to read.
I had to look up if Vancouver's pre-Compass TVMs were also the same, nope. But look, debit/credit payments since 2000 lol. I remember visiting Edmonton in 2018 prior to moving here expecting to be able to pay for my LRT with debit, and then having to find an ABM.
And those awful magnetic stripe tickets/faresavers that took forever to read.
Aaron_Lloyd
Active Member
I remember when I first moved here I bought like 6 tickets from one of these ticket machines expecting I could use them over the next week or two... I was very annoyed when they came out of the machine pre-stamped lol
Good riddance to them.
Good riddance to them.
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David A
Senior Member
I'm ok for single use Arc cards as long as you do not have to pay more than for other current single use transit items. Who other than transit charges extra for a plastic (or will this be paper) card?
whatchyyc
Active Member
EdwardEdm
Active Member
Edmonton never got Translink's old TVM's. The other poster just commented that Edmonton and Vancouver had the same basic machines, and they are right. Both were supplied by Cubic, Translink's machines just had more bells and whistles than Edmonton's. Indeed, Translink's newest machines look even more similar to the Edmonton machines than the one posted earlier in this thread.
Gronk!
Senior Member
My Arc card is plastic. I purchased my card from a vending machine at the Central LRT station in July of this year.
Seamusmuldrew
Active Member
Arc cards are plastic, arc tickets are not
Gronk!
Senior Member
Sigh - only in Edmonton would they complicate a simple matter. Arc cards need to be plastic or paper, not both.
It's the same thing in Vancouver - compass card or compass ticket.
CplKlinger
Senior Member
It makes sense to me personally. Cards are meant to replace monthly passes and have a lifespan of a few years (nine or ten I believe), so they need to be durable. Tickets are single-use, for those who don't want a "pass" (or forgot theirs). They're not reloadable and don't need to be as durable, so they might well be made of something cheaper.
dkazzed
Active Member
I meant when did Edmonton get their TVMs, not when did Edmonton get Translink's old TVMs.
Seamusmuldrew
Active Member
Not sure I agree. The tickets are one time use, just like the old paper tickets, which differs from the cards which can be used and refilled for much longer. They ought to be different. This is quite common from what I’ve seen.